A decrease in prices for used cars was recorded in Russia

The average price for popular used cars in the third quarter of 2025 was 5.1% lower than in the first quarter, and amounted to 750 thousand rubles. This was reported to Izvestia on October 2 by Avito Auto experts.

In the third quarter, the average prices of Ford cars decreased most noticeably in the secondary market compared to January-March (-7.7%, to 600 thousand rubles), Hyundai (-6.6%, to 920 thousand rubles), Renault (-6.4%, to 650 thousand rubles), Toyota (-6.2%, to 1.2 million rubles) and Chevrolet (-5.7%, up to 480 thousand rubles).

Among the models, Chevrolet Niva (-9.5%), Lada Kalina (-9.1%) and Renault Duster (-9.1%) became the most affordable. Compared to the first quarter, the cost of Lada Priora (-8.6%), Ford Focus (-8.3%) and Renault Logan (-8.1%) decreased by more than 8%. Toyota Camry (-7.8%), Mazda 6 (-7.8%), Hyundai Solaris (-7.4%) and Opel Astra (-6.8%) also fell in price. Since the beginning of the year, a total of 20 models have fallen in price by more than 5%.

Prices decreased more than the national average in Novosibirsk (-20.7%, to 849 thousand rubles) and Tomsk regions (-11.8%, to 750 thousand rubles), Zabaikalsky (-12.7%, to 690 thousand rubles) and Primorsky (-10.9%, to 1.72 million rubles) territories, as well as in St. Petersburg (-8.6%, 900 thousand rubles).

The average price of a used car in January-September 2025 was 6.4% lower than in the same period last year. The most significantly cheaper cars were Renault (-15%), Hyundai (-14.7%), Kia (-10.8%), Nissan (-10.6%) and Skoda (-10.4%).

According to analysts, prices in the secondary market have been declining for several months, at the same time demand is growing (+10% in September compared to August). The dynamics is explained by the expectation of upcoming regulatory changes that may affect the cost and availability of cars on the Russian market.

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The day before, analysts studied data on popular cars with a mileage of no more than five years from dealers and listed the most popular modifications of three used models — Toyota Camry, Skoda Octavia and Lada Vesta.

Earlier, on September 24, it was reported that among the used cars of the "German three" in Russia, BMW cars are the most popular. In 2025, this brand became the most popular in the premium segment, while the demand for Mercedes-Benz was 10% less, and for Audi - by 14%.

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